Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 234 Shen Ruoyan Returns to the Village

"There are also jujube kernels, walnut kernels, melon seed kernels, pine nuts, and many different fillings, all with different prices."

Red bean paste filling is the cheapest one.

Shen Wenshan cleaned the knife, wiped it dry with a clean cloth, cut it into four pieces, and handed them to them: "Sister-in-law, brother."

Ji Wenhe reached out to take it. The skin was thin and the filling was large. It was made of red beans. He took a bite and didn't taste any sweetness.

The taste is not much different from eating red bean paste stuffed buns, except that one has a softer skin and the other is a slightly harder one.

"Delicious." Shen Yuanshan looked at the mooncake in his hand with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

Shen Wenshan agreed: "Well, it will taste better if you add more sugar."

Ji Wenhe, who has tried various flavors, thinks this mooncake is not that good.

But for them, it is a rare delicacy, even though it does not taste sweet at all.

"The remaining three pieces can be divided among the three of you. One piece is just right for each person."

Shen Rongshan glanced sideways: "Is it not tasty? Not to your liking?"

She quickly shook her head: "No, it's just that I don't really like mooncakes."

In the past, when I went to the supermarket to buy mooncakes, I would pick one of each flavor and buy the smallest ones. I would get tired of the big ones after eating half of them.

The twins nodded happily.

She continued, "Next year, we'll buy better mooncakes."

After buying the donkey cart, the pressure will be less.

And with a donkey cart, I can go to villages farther away and earn more money.

"Oh, Wen He." Shen Rongshan put down his bowl and chopsticks. "I will go to the fields with them to weed in a while. You stay downstairs to watch over the shop."

"We can harvest rice around the fifth of next month, and buy wheat seeds at the end of the month."

Ji Wenhe nodded: "Okay."

There are still many things to buy by the end of the month, cloth shoes, straw paper...

After dinner, she took the silk cord to the shop.

Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. Not many people come here in the next two days, so everyone buys rice and flour in advance.

Not long after she sat down, Zhao Sanniang came over with a basket and a small stool, and said with a smile.

"I just stood by the door and took a look. There was no one in your shop."

"Aunt Zhao, I went home to have lunch and talked to them for a while."

"Where are the three brothers?"

"I'm going to weed the fields. I'm not going out to sell goods today. I'll tidy up everything that needs to be tidied at home."

Zhao Sanniang sat opposite her and said, "Your uncle Ping came back and weeded the fields before he left. The weeds are growing very fast."

I have to go there once every half a month, and there is also a vegetable garden.

"Hey! We're chatting."

The two turned around and saw Niu Guilan coming from the west holding a branch.

"Aunt Niu, it's noon now, you should take a rest and go again when it's cooler."

"Oh, I just can't sit still." She put the bundled branches on the ground and sat down.

Ji Wenhe stood up and handed her the bench: "Aunt Niu."

"No, no, no, please sit down. I'll rest for a while and then go home."

She didn't refuse, and after sitting down, she asked, "Aunt Niu, did you see Lin Yue Niang enter the village today?"

"Lin Yue Niang?" She looked puzzled. "When did you come? Why didn't I see you?"

"Just before noon."

Niu Guilan nodded: "I was in the mountains at that time, who was she looking for a marriage proposal?"

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't ask, I saw she had already walked a long way away."

She is the intelligence chief of the village. There is basically nothing she doesn't know, and she is more informed than others.

"It's your Aunt Zhang's house, right?"

"How can Aunt Niu be sure it's Aunt Zhang's house? What if it's Aunt Jiang's house?"

"It can't be your Aunt Jiang's family. Shen Liuyun is now married to the town. If one person succeeds, everyone will benefit."

"Jiang Hongxi is trying to curry favor with Tao Xing'er, hoping that they can help him get his daughter to the town. How can he look down on people from our village?"

"Shen Zhong is the same. He will not let his two granddaughters marry in the village. He has already made up his mind that his granddaughters will marry in the town and his grandson will marry a girl from the town."

Ji Wenhe thought so too. Since one of them had married into the town, he naturally wanted the other two to marry into the town as well.

Niu Guilan lowered her voice and said, "Tao Xing'er and Jiang Hongxi seem to get along well on the surface, but in fact, these two people don't get along well in secret."

"Shen Zhong favored the eldest son, Qin Hehua favored the youngest son, and now because of Shen Liuyun, both favor the eldest son."

It is difficult to treat two sons equally in a family.

"Hey! If my Siyu could marry into the town, I would definitely set up seven or eight tables. Unfortunately, our Siyu doesn't have that blessing."

She supported herself on her knees and stood up: "Let's go, you guys chat, I'll go ask around."

"Hey, take care, Aunt Niu."

Zhao Sanniang smiled, and after the people had gone far away, she said, "She likes to ask questions."

"Aunt Niu does like to ask questions." Ji Wenhe smiled awkwardly.

It’s no wonder that people love gossip. After the busy farming season, it’s actually very boring to stay at home making lace and embroidering purses all day.

Including herself, nowadays, she also loves to listen to all kinds of gossip.

Zhao Sanniang glanced at the silk thread in her hand and asked, "How much is this silk thread?"

"Two coins in front of one." Ji Wenhe replied, "Aunt Zhao can use this one in the future. Once you get used to it, you can type very quickly."

"I want to wait until the end of the month and ask your Aunt Lan to bring the silk cords I made to her, and then I'll buy this one."

"Okay, remember to tell Aunt Lan at the end of the month, don't forget."

She nodded in agreement.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Ruoyan, carrying a basket, walked into the village slowly.

Walking to the side of the shop: "Aunt Li, Aunt Wang, Aunt Zhou, Aunt Miao, sister-in-law."

Looking at Zhao Sanniang, she didn't know this person.

"Ruoyan is back. Your mother just talked to us here." Wang Erfeng said, "This is your uncle Ping's family. Her name is Aunt Zhao."

"Hey, Aunt Zhao."

Zhao Sanniang smiled and nodded.

"Aunts, chat, I'm going home."

"Okay, go ahead."

After the people walked away, Zhou Xiaoyu asked in confusion, "Ruoyan has been married for quite some time, I don't know if she is pregnant or not, how many months has it been?"

"I guess she's pregnant. Look how energetic she is. If she wasn't pregnant, would she be so happy?"

Wang Erfeng continued speaking while fiddling with the silk cord in her hand.

"Why didn't her husband come back with her? She married far away and it would be dangerous for her to come back alone. What if she ran into a gangster on the way?"

Ji Wenhe took over the conversation: "Her husband went to work in town, so he didn't accompany her. Otherwise, how could he be at ease leaving her alone."

Judging from her face, she should marry well. When she was walking home, I saw her touching her belly, so she must be pregnant.

Zhao Sanniang listened silently at the side, and even though she was curious, she did not ask any more questions.

Here, Shen Ruoyan returned home and opened the gate: "Mom, I'm back."

When Wu Caifeng heard the voice, she quickly ran out from the inner room: "Hey! You finally came back to see me, your mother."

His eyes fell on the basket, and then looked behind her: "Why are you the only one back?"

"He went to work in town and won't be back. Dad and brother aren't home either?"